Skiers can compete as individuals or on a relay team consisting of two to eight skiers. Out of the 140 participants, there were eight men and two women brave enough to make the 24-hour journey on their own. Each lap was roughly six kilometers.

Last year, Grant Stevenson won the event, completing 38. Stevenson broke the Anchorage SKAN record and his own personal best this year by getting 40 laps in.

Soldotna’s Jenny Neyman won for the women, completing 30 laps. Neyman didn’t sleep at all during the event and says the biggest challenge will be driving back home.

“I think I’m dreading that more than anything today,” Neyman said. “Definitely more than the last lap or two.”